The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-18
gTATE NEWS.

AtANti W tAeN1ft4E u AGAGkl 4NhhlA4Et0n
because III the success 81 those held to
date.
The animal Meeting Of tho Louisi-
ana Agricultural Society will take
place at Shreveport, on "Wednesday,
January rs, 1888
pointe Coupee Baumcr There is
still more cotton left in the fields than
We had expected, and on many places
picking will continue for At loast a
month longer
Washington drgu& There il fine
opening II or Town for q good tailor,
shoemaker, timer, as well az a watch
repairer and jeweler We have none
Of these necessary artisans among MS
ct present.
The lease and royalty Of the Avery
Salt Works, in liberia parish, were sold
on the 10th inst, in the city Of New
Orleans. BY Special u. s. Commits
eioner L d. Craig, 10 III. Marcus,
agent, for the sum Of $4,000, for
Northern parties.
N. o. Netoa The crops through.
out tine country have been better than
was at first anticipated by The planters,
and they have received better prices
than for some years past. The receipts
Of cotton are daily on the increase,
and New Orleans now has bright
future assured her.
Homer Journal A farmer in De.
Soto parish has gathered 119 bushels
Of corn from an acre of land, and the
DeSoto Democrat says that be Wilt
the premium at the Shreveport Far.
Notso fast, brotherHewitt please. Clai
borne viii be on hand at the Shreve-
port Fair, and we have a farmer who
can beat 1I9 bushels.
N. o. Chronicle, The farmer who
sits down to grieve over a misfortune
will not prosper like the one who
ploWs a field, whistling on his way,
and eagerly reads the papers and
grasps tho latest ideas on agriculture.
So too is it with our business men and
the progress Of modern commerce.
Morgan City Re0iev: The cane
mills up the Teche are running. Our
information is that they are short
handed, but it is said men are going
to work every day. It is almost i'm
possible to get tull information, as
there arc so many rnmors afoat. We
hope to soon hear that every mill is
grinding Its full capacity.
Lafayette advertiser: A car load
of cotton was burned in the Southern
Pacific yard here one day last week.
The car had been taken at the Gerac
& Pellerin mills and on rounding the
curve it was discovered to be on fire.
The flames ragged so fiercely that it
soon got beyond control. As there
was no water 81 bales of cotton were
consumed together with the fat car.
Donaldsongille Chief: Judge Z.
North Cullom, of Avoyells, has com
muhieations in both the Marksville
papers advocating the formation of a
new parish ont Of portions Of Avoy'
elles, st. Landry and Rapides. His
main argument in favor of the project
is that 1t would settle the question Of
the location Of the court house which
is causing much bitterness and dissen.
sion amoung the Avoyelles people.
F.0. Reynolds, Texas horse drover
was killed at Delhi, by Fl. R. Cason, 1
livery stable keeper, on the 7th inst
The particulars Of the killing, as giver
by the Farmerville Gazette, are sub
stantially as follows: "Mr. Gason ant
the drover were in dispute abou
feeding the horses. The drover hat
spoken to Cason and afterward hat
taken his horses to another stable. In
sulting remarks passed between them
and the evidence IS that both went 70
their pistols and Cason got his frs
and shot the droyer through the head
killing him instantly"
Shreveport journal: Saturda
night at late hour A. e. Watson,
Young man who resides at Boyce
La, was arrested at Tilly's hotel b
Deputy Sheriff JEFF Alexander on
telegram received from Sheriff Pau
Of Rapides parish, charging him wit
killing Dick Murphy, negro barbel
living at Boyce. Sheriff Paul arrive
in the city last night and left thi
morning for Alexandria with his pril
oner. From an account published l
the Headlightit appears that part
Of Young gentlemen off Boyce wh
went out serenading last ThnFsds
night borrowed Murphy's violin an
that Murphy went along with then
and al went well until the party cam
TO the residence Of afr. CaFnahan, whe
Murphy was ordered 10 retire, whic
be refused to do unless be could q
his violin. Watson and be engaged i
conversation, during which, Il is sait
Murphy applied very vile epithet t
Watson and made an effort TO strik
him, when Watson, who held 3 knit
in his hand, cut him across the abdc
men, from which bis entrails protrnd
ed. Murphy died Thursday night
Tho Headlight states that immediatell
after the difficulty Watson went Il
Alexandria to surrender himself to th
Sheriff, but it d evident chat be dli
NOT doso.
Shreveport Times, Nov. 3: A reli
ablo gentleman who reached this citl
lastnight on the Wicksburg Shreveport
and Pacific, informed the Times rep
Tesentaiige that on last Saturday /
crime was committed twelve mile
scalh 81 Delhi, which has eliminated
II The death Of Dix persona. Il Is no
the work sffhe ever ready revolver d
she noiseless dagger, but Of poison
ainiaiaterad ~ cowardlY hands. On
lnicHnant stated Tint % Saturday ii
liae residing h the neielsborhooI
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